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Bavuma's best yet silences SA critics: 'Things get really dark when you start doubting yourself'

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Themba Bavuma (Getty Images)
Themba Bavuma (Getty Images)

When Temba Bavuma crunched Adil Rashid to the cover fence in the 25th over of South Africa's historic run chase against England in the second ODI in Bloemfontein last week, the emotions that poured out of him told their own powerful story.

The national captain pointed to the name on his back and beat his chest. This, a statement innings, meant the world to the 32-year-old, and anyone who has followed South African cricket in recent months will know why.

READ | Temba Bavuma's mojo is back

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